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marketese

marketese noun: a choice of words with a promotional tone; marketing jargon.

Noun

marketese (uncountable)

  1. (derogatory, usually) A choice of words with a promotional tone; marketing jargon.

Origin of marketese

From marketing + -ese.

Questions about marketese

What does marketese mean?
Marketese means a choice of words with a promotional tone; marketing jargon.
What part of speech is marketese?
Marketese is a noun.

Words near marketese in the dictionary

  1. marketeer
  2. marketeering
  3. marketeers
  4. marketer
  5. marketers
  6. marketese
  7. marketful
  8. marketfuls
  9. marketgoer
  10. marketgoers
  11. marketh

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